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Show WASHIXGTO.V. I A Hatch of News, Opinions and C'ouiiueula I-'roui i the- Capital j Al'POfNTJIKNTri AND BENATjHS RIGHTS. I Washington, 17. While Secretary1 Slierman denies, doubtless truthfully, i having received any letter from the senate commerce committee aalting reasons for the removal of the New York customs oflictjnj, there is no reasonable doubt that a request for iuch information was presented to the executive in some form, and thai a response to it has been prepared tind presents the preaident'o views upon a senator's right to be consult-(d, consult-(d, substantially as recently stated by your correspondent.' It is hoped that the private circulation of this reply, (uay produce it desired efloct sufli ;ieully to render unnecessary any Mtlicial representation of ths case nich as might lead to an unseemly conflict with the senate and the executive. ex-ecutive. The president considers senators in the tight of judges of appointments, ap-pointments, and the reason governing govern-ing them subsequently. Ho regards it as improper that they should seem to influence him in the performance of acts upon which ibey are to he judgfia, by themselves recommend recom-mend ing or soliciting appointments. appoint-ments. This necessarily involves a repudiation of tho right of senators to he consulted upon nominations before be-fore made aud the president's failure to consult them forms a suspicion ot being designedly offensive. There is little doubt of collector Roosevelt's confirmation, but Price, lor naval officer, is in greater danger of defeat from other causes than the tact that he ousts Cornell. Serious charges have been preferred against bim af tectiug bis character for frankness in official life and tending to show double dealing. If he ia defeated at all it will be upon these grounds, added to the fact that he has been one of the most persistent office seekers (or the benefit ol political partuaus who have servtd him. SILVER TALK. Garfield's able speech against the repeal of the resumption act strengthens strength-ens the hope that the president will not sanction either that bill or any silver inflation prospect. At the same time the prevailing opinion hero is tbat the president will eigu a moderate bill for remouetizing silver with reasonable limit to its legal tender ten-der feature. Perhaps (he strongest influence against the scheme is the conservative conviction of pretty much everybody in the cabinet that it is beBt not to tinker with finances, but let existing legislation stand. Garfield's speech is equally praised ttv fi-innr. anri fnn an th Rtrnneest argument made on either Bide of the question. It good-naturedly but effectually tore in tatters all favorite inflationist fallacies. His citation of authorities was complete, bringing to his assistance every president, every secretary of the treasury, nearly every writer of deserved eminence. Hs made it clear why the greenback was ever issued only as a temporary expedient reluctantly adopted to meet the exceptional case of a great war. The theory that the volume of currency cur-rency is too small he thoroughly exploded, sbowing.by English history how the inflation heresy recurs as an epidemic at regular intervals, like cholera an d other physical ailments. ail-ments. The demagogue's argument argu-ment in favor of inflation for the benefit of the working classes he extinguished by producing saving bank and insurance st&tisticB and proving therefrom tbat the creditor olass in this country comprises the poor much more than the rich, and that the industrious and saving laboring labor-ing classes would sutler most of all by inflation. PIEXOTTE'fi 1PPOISTMEST. It is surmised klhat Piexotte's appointment ap-pointment to the St. Petersburg consulate, con-sulate, portends a purpose to carry the case of the Roumanian Jews up to the court of the czar, with a view i of abolishing local protection and safety for Israelites on the Danube shores. A TREASURY SHOWING. The treasury now holds $331,724,-900 $331,724,-900 in bonds to secure national bank circulation and $14,495,500 to secure public deposits. United Siatea bonds deposited for circulation for the week ending to-day $495,100, U. S. bonds held for circulation withdrawn for the week ending to-day, $473,600; national bank circulation outstanding gold .notes, $1,432,120; currency notes, $319,152,570, |